Saptari 1 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Saptari District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.In 2026, Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary of Rastriya Swatantra Party won the parliamentary election from this constituency.
Incorporated areas Saptari 1 incorporates Saptakoshi Rural Municipality, Agnisair Krishna Savaran Rural Municipality, Tirhut Rural Municipality, Kanchanrup Municipality and Hanumannagar Kanalini Municipality.
Assembly segments It encompasses the following Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province segment
Saptari 1(A) Saptari 1(B)
Members of Parliament
Parliament/Constituent Assembly ElectionMemberParty1991Hira Lal ChaudharyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)1994Jay Prakash AnandNepali Congress2008Hem Raj TatedMadhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalJune 2009Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)2013Manpur ChaudharyUCPN (Maoist)April 2016CPN (Maoist Centre)2017Dr. Surya Narayan YadavFederal Socialist Forum, NepalMay 2019Samajbadi Party, NepalApril 2020People's Socialist Party, Nepal2022 Nawal Kishor SahMay 2024People's Socialist Party, Nepal2026Pushpa Kumari ChaudharyRastriya Swatantra Party
Provincial Assembly
1(A) ElectionMemberParty2017Satya Narayan MandalCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)May 2018Nepal Communist Party2022Raj Kumar LekhiCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
1(B) ElectionMemberParty2017Nawal Kishore Sah SudiRastriya Janata Party NepalApril 2020People's Socialist Party, Nepal2022Sakil MiyaJanamat Party
Election results Election in the 2020s 2026 general election
2022 general election
2022 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A) PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Raj Kumar Lekhi14,291Janamat PartyShiv Nandan Mahato9,093Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Bechan Prasad Chaudhary Tharu7,543Others6,382ResultCPN (UML) holdSource:Election Commission:
1(B) PartyCandidateVotesJanamat PartySakil Miya16,155People's Socialist Party, NepalSudambar Yadav9,888Nepali CongressBadri Narayan Mahatman Yadav6,610Others1651ResultJanamat gainSource:Election Commission
Election in the 2010s 2017 general election PartyCandidateVotesFederal Socialist Forum, NepalDr. Surya Narayan Yadav21,712CPN (Maoist Centre)Ashok Kumar Mandal18,225Nepali CongressRamdev Sah Teli15,225Naya Shakti Party, NepalKrishna Kumar Gupta1,163Others1,983Invalid votes5,940ResultFSFN gainSource: Election Commission
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
1(A) PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Satya Narayan Mandal11,302Rastriya Janata Party NepalRaj Kumar Lekhi9,252Nepali CongressSubodh Kumar Pokharel8,705Naya Shakti Party NepalAshok Kumar Chaudhary1,618Others816Invalid votes1,963ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
1(B) PartyCandidateVotesRastriya Janata Party NepalNawal Kishore Sah Sudi13,647Nepali CongressBadri Narayan Mahatman Yadav6,333Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)Sakil Ali Miya6,257Others879Invalid votes3,301ResultRJPN gainSource: Election Commission
2013 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesUCPN (Maoist)Manpur Chaudhary9,844CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Suman Raj Pyakurel8,242Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)Hem Raj Tated5,549Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalSurya Nath Prasad Yadav4,085Nepali CongressLaxmi Kumari Giri2,255Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi PartyMohammad Kalim Miya1,931Dalit Janajati PartyKusheshwar Sah Haluwai1,172Terai Madhesh Sadbhavna PartyShatrudhan Prasad Rauniyar1,111Others5,926ResultMaoist gainSource: NepalNews
Election in the 2000s
2008 Constituent Assembly election PartyCandidateVotesMadhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, NepalHem Raj Tated9,879CPN (Maoist)Surya Nath Prasad Yadav8,824IndependentManpur Chaudhary7,637CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Suman Raj Pyakurel6,696Janamorcha NepalAsarfi Sada3,288Nepali CongressShrawan Kumar Bista3,027Terai Madhesh Loktantrik PartyLalan Chaudhary Tharu2,146Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi DalDev Narayan Chaudhary1,460Others5,294Invalid votes4,799ResultMJFN gainSource: Election Commission
Election in the 1990s
1999 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressJay Prakash Anand15,083CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hira Lal Chaudhary13,853Nepal Sadbhawana PartyMamata Jha7,178CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Jagadish Prasad Yadav5,820IndependentShrawan Kumar Bista3,793Rastriya Prajatantra PartyGuru Sharan Rohita2,476Others1,385Invalid Votes1,899ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission
1994 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressJay Prakash Anand18,006CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hira Lal Chaudhary13,885Rastriya Prajatantra PartyDevendra Jha6,200Nepal Sadbhawana PartyMuralidhar Yadav3,204Others1,687ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
1991 legislative elections PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hira Lal Chaudhary13,973Nepali CongressJay Prakash Anand12,050ResultCPN (UML) gainSource:
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
References
External links
Constituency map of Saptari